Global Patent Index - EP 0664720 A1

EP 0664720 A1 19950802 - A VALVE FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AN INHALER APPARATUS.

Title (en)

A VALVE FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AN INHALER APPARATUS.

Title (de)

VENTIL ZUR VERWENDUNG IM ZUSAMMENHANG MIT EINEM INHALATIONSGERÄT.

Title (fr)

SOUPAPE DESTINEE A UN INHALATEUR.

Publication

EP 0664720 A1 19950802 (EN)

Application

EP 93921958 A 19931014

Priority

  • FI 9300421 W 19931014
  • FI 924661 A 19921015

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9408651A1] A valve for use in connection with aerosol spacers to be mounted on a metered dose inhaler, characterized in that the valve comprises a frame portion (1) one end of which can be attached to the chamber portion of known aerosol spacers and its other end constitutes a mouthpiece having an air outlet aperture (4) for expiratory air and an air inlet aperture (6) for the air to be inhaled via the inhaler chamber, and a flap (3) which is to be fitted inside the mouthpiece and slides freely in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the mouthpiece so that, upon inhalation, it will open the air inlet aperture (6) and close the air outlet aperture (4) and, upon exhalation, it will close the air outlet aperture (4), and upon exhalation, it will open the air outlet aperture (4) and close the air inlet aperture (6).

IPC 1-7

A61M 16/00

IPC 8 full level

A61M 16/20 (2006.01); A61M 15/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61M 15/0016 (2014.02 - EP US); A61M 15/0018 (2014.02 - EP US); A61M 16/208 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9408651A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9408651 A1 19940428; AU 5113893 A 19940509; CA 2146873 A1 19940428; EP 0664720 A1 19950802; FI 924661 A0 19921015; FI 924661 A 19940416; FI 95873 B 19951229; FI 95873 C 19960410; NO 951341 D0 19950406; NO 951341 L 19950406; US 5724962 A 19980310; ZA 937205 B 19940621

DOCDB simple family (application)

FI 9300421 W 19931014; AU 5113893 A 19931014; CA 2146873 A 19931014; EP 93921958 A 19931014; FI 924661 A 19921015; NO 951341 A 19950406; US 41673295 A 19950412; ZA 937205 A 19930928